CHAPTER 3: Intervals & Transposition [AP HOME]

Perfect, major, minor, diminished, augmented, and enharmonic intervals. Compound intervals. Transposition: writing for band and orchestral instruments in various keys; score reading transposed instruments.


Intervals Tutorials/Helps
Generic (Basic) Intervals (musictheory.net)
Specific (Major, Minor, Diminished, Augmentd) Intervals (musictheory.net)

Music Intervals Explained (Dr. Watson)


Writing Intervals (musictheory.net)
Interval Inversion (musictheory.net)

QUIZ YOURSELF - Intervals

"Just a Closer Walk With Thee" - Creating a Transposed Score from a hymn

Tallis Transpose ProjectTallis' Canon (Noteflight)

Mighty King Transposition Project

Jeopardy-style Review Game for Chapter 3.

RESOURCE: Instrument Ranges.

NOTE: These show physical limits, but not necessarily the portion of an instrument's range in which it sounds the best. Avoid extremes of range (notes near bottom or top of an instrument's range). With the exception of a few instrument s (i.e. flute, tuba), staying "on the staff" is a good way to stay in an instruments core/strong range.